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Authorization Amount

The authorization amount is the transaction amount a merchant submitted to the customer’s issuing bank for approval. The issuing bank verifies that the cardholder has an available balance for the purchase and grants a reserve equal to the amount of the transaction. The reserve is in place until the transaction is captured, a void transaction is submitted, or the 30-day authorization period has expired. Read more >>>